Electoral results for the district of Hunter

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Hunter, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894. [1] [2] [3]

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PeriodMemberParty
1859   Richard Jones None
1860 by   Isidore Blake None
1860
1861 by   John Burns None
1864
1869   John Dillon None
1872   John Burns None
1875
1877
1880
1882
1885
1887   Free Trade
1889   Robert Scobie Free Trade
1891

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Friday 19 June [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Robert Scobie (elected)67749.6
Protectionist James Pritchard45533.4
Protectionist John Connelly23217.0
Total formal votes1,36498.0
Informal votes282.0
Turnout 1,39270.3
Free Trade hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Saturday 9 February [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Robert Scobie (elected)60553.2
Protectionist William Turner 53346.8
Total formal votes1,13897.9
Informal votes252.2
Turnout 1,16371.5
Free Trade hold 

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Monday 7 February [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Burns (re-elected)unopposed

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Friday 23 October [7]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (re-elected)unopposed 

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Monday 4 December [8]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (re-elected)51875.3
William Richardson17024.7
Total formal votes68897.3
Informal votes192.7
Turnout 70755.5

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Tuesday 23 November [9]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (re-elected)64460.3
John Nowlan 42439.7
Total formal votes1,06897.5
Informal votes282.6
Turnout 1,09680.2

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Tuesday 30 October [10]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (re-elected)unopposed 

1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Saturday 2 January 1875 [11]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (re-elected)45774.7
James O'Sullivan15525.3
Total formal votes61296.8
Informal votes203.2
Turnout 63250.6

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Saturday 2 March [12]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (elected)50061.7
John Dillon (defeated)31138.4
Total formal votes81198.0
Informal votes172.1
Turnout 82864.5

Elections in the 1860s

1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Wednesday 15 December 1869 [13]
CandidateVotes%
John Dillon (elected)31949.5
John Burns (defeated)28644.3
Alfred Boggis406.2
Total formal votes645100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 64457.8

1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Friday 9 December 1864 [14]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (re-elected)unopposed

1861 by-election

1861 Hunter by-election
Monday 5 August [15]
CandidateVotes%
John Burns (elected)29951.8
Henry Vindin27848.2
Total formal votes577100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 57734.1
Isidore Blake resigned. [15]

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Wednesday 12 December [16]
CandidateVotes%
Isidore Blake (re-elected)39680.3
Peter Faucett 9719.7
Total formal votes493100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 49337.2

1860 by-election

1860 Hunter by-election
Monday 23 April [17]
CandidateVotes%
Isidore Blake (elected)unopposed
Richard Jones resigned. [17]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Saturday 25 June [18]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Jones (re-elected)43160.7
Daniel Deniehy 27939.3
Total formal votes710100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 71058.1

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